The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:
CLEMENCY FOR ANARCHISTS.

Second Edition of Sunday:l
CLEMENCY FOR ANARCHISTS.
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The Governor Takes Refuge in siience-The
Liberty-or-Death Letters Not Received.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Nov. 5.--The interest in
| the Anarchist is approaching fever heat
at the capital and throughout central illinois as
the date of the execution of the condemned men
| grows nearer and nearer. Every movement OF
| Governor Oglesby is watched with fervId curlos-
| ity and the rigid surveillance which he encoun
ters on every side has become so irksome to
his Excellency, that he has deemed IL best to
| enforce the strctest ruies of secrecy in regard
| to all his actions. A small army of newspaD Der
CORRESPONDENTS besieged the executive office TO-
| day, and whenever the Governor made his APP
pearance he was greeted with such n mutitude
of queries that he for the first time adopted the
Ifex,bis policy for saying nothing.
Il have resolved" said he, ITO say nothing
| about the matter. IL talked to the press at all
| / might say something unguardedly that | did
NOT mean. or l might be mis- nderstood by you
enterprislng gentlemen Hence. with fairness
to all, must refuse to reply TO any question re-
! gardine Anarchist matters"
Not more than three fonr hours were spent
| by the Governor in his Office to-day. but nearly
| all that time was spent in reading the
| spondepce and petitions and con in the
| Anarchist matter The day brought in a larger
| mail than has ever been received any day here
| before. Ii is singular fact that as
| the day of execution approaches pub
| lie sympathy for the condemned men
seem to be- rather on the increase 1t was rumored
| at the Capitol to-day that a com N uncation
| had been received from Col Robert G. IneersoIl
in behalf of the condemned Anarchists. but dill
| gent INQUIRY failed to suhstantate this report.
| Certain It IS. however, that many eminent men
| of the country at large have either signed petit
| lions or written to the Governor invoking execu-
! tive clemency. On the other hand, ir is learned
| from apparently reliable sources that vester-
days mail brought in numerous letters and petit
| tons urging the rigid execution of the law
the grounds of public policy
There is reason to believe that the much
Wanted letters of Parsons, Ling. Fischer and
Engei to the Governor. demanding absolute lib
erty death, have never been received here.
Governor Oelesby intimated to the press that
the only communications of that character he
had seen from these men were the ''open let
ters published some days ago. There is little
doubt that these letters, which were published
so broadcast throughout the country, were really
never forwarded to the Governor.
It was o'clock in the afternoon when the
Governor returned from dinner. and, without
opening his afternoon mail. he at once proceeded
to the Office of Attorney general Hunt, and re-
manned with that gentleman for over hour.
This is Ogiesby's first interview with Hunt since
the latter's return from the hate scene of action
at Washington, and the whole time was con-
sumed in discussion of the Anarchist case.
Hon. Wilev +. Jones. Democratic member OF
the Illinois House of Representatives from the
Springfield distict, yesterday received the fol-
lowing communications
HEADQUARTERS UNITED LABOR PARTY
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 1875
To Hon. Wiley Z. Jones. Springfield. ILL.,:
We, the committee appointed by the convention of
your assistance and cooperation in presenting pc
tition to Governor Ogesbv for clemency ia the case
Cook county Jail. We believe it be which
any honest true lover of humanity can take part
in with credit himself and that the execution of
these will be for the best interests of tho
people. We earnestly solicit your cooperation in
this We viii have headquarters at the
st. Nicholas, in Springfield, where hope you will
meet US on Monday night, or, at the latest on Tues
r. NJ. BURKE. Senator;
c. g. DICKSON,
W. P WRIGHT
GEORGE F. RoARsAcK Representatives
Mr.. Jones has not announced his intention in
the matter. preferrlng to await the arrival of
the delegation and learn what assistance they
desire him to render.
The Plea Made by Spies, sohw alb and Fielden
CHICAGO, Nov. 5-An extraordinary com
munication signed by SDies, Schwab and
Fieiden. disa vowing aggressive force and deplor-
ing the loss of life at the Haymarker given
out to- night for publication. It is addressed
Governor Oglesby, and is to be forwarded
him with the formal petition for elemency.
The guarded wording of the document Is as
table as it's matter, particularly this is the
first expression of the kind any OF the n
demned Anarchists have made Parsons it is
understood, acquiesces in its contents. and will
address separate letter of his to the
Goyernor embodying the same ideas. Liugg,
Engel and Fischer steadfastly refuse, however,
/. to 60 record with any such declaration. The
following 10 the letter in full:
CHICAGO Nov. 8, 1887.
Governor Richard j. OgIesby Springfield, ILL.,:
Sfr-Iu order that the truth may be known by
and the public you represent. desire to state that
never advocated the of force except in of
selfdefense. To accuse us of having attem pied to
overthrow law and government May f. 1886,
at other time, false it is absurd. What
we said or did was said and done pubcly
have conspired or plotted to commit unlaw-
full act While attacked the present social arrange
ments in writing and speech, and exposed their in
EQUITIES, have consciously broken any laws
So far from having planned the killing of any body
the Haymavket anywhere else, the very object
Of the meeting was TO protest against
the commission of murder We believe
it to be duty, friends of labor and liberty,
oppose any other of force than in the
defense of sacred rights against unlawful att acks.
All efforts have been in the direction of eevatng
mankind and to remove, much as possible, the
carse of crime in society. Our labor was unselfsh;
motives of personal gain ambition prompted
Thousands and thousands will bear testimony to
this. We may have erred at times in our Judgment
yes, may have loved mankind wisely, but
WE'LL" If, in the of propagating our
views, were led into expressions which caused
workingnen to think that aggressive force was
proper instrument of reform, regret it. We de-
plore the loss of life at the Haymarket. at McCor
micks, at East st. Louis, and at the Chicago stock
yards. Very respectfully, A. SPIES,
MICHAEL SCHwAB,
SAMUEL FIELDEN.